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A trip abroad reminds a visitor of international lessons of the past and helps fairly assess the present. My recent excursion to Germany and Belgium made me appreciate how the plight of other nations has engaged the United States in the preservation of freedom.

Game of Thrones makes the leap from gratuitous pulp to iconic epic.

By Daniel Walters

Instead, it happens in Westeros, where summers sometimes last years and brutal winters often drag on for decades. It’s a world where a fool king — replacing a mad king — rules precariously, while a marauding horde of horsemen gathers forces across the sea.

Dragon Age II is D&D meets Charlie’s Angels — and about as up-to-date.

By Marty Demarest

Picture yourself walking into the middle of a camp of bandits, holding twin daggers at your sides. The bandits, surprised by your appearance, leap to their feet, drawing swords and knives, crowding around, moving in to attack. Then, from behind you, three tall, buxom women come striding into the camp.

Space Opera 77 has figured out glam rock. Now they just need to work out a decent demo.

By Jordy Byrd

As the name suggests, the project was intended to be a rock opera. Forged out of boredom, the opera developed into a band in the last year. Since then, the mostly local group (harpist Melissa Achten recently moved to Seattle) has been slowly saturating the Spokane music scene.